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April 12,- 1938. v W J, DE Wm- 2,113,683

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Filed April 28", 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet l Patented Apr. 12, 1938 BOXWilliam J. De Witt, Auburn, N. Y., assignor to Auburn, N. Y., a corpo-Shoe Form 00., Inc. ration of New York Application April 28, 1937,Serial hi0. 139,363

v 4 Claims.

I This invention relatesto'an impr yement in box-es, and moreparticularly in boes made of celluloid or other transparent readilyformable material. 1

The primary object of this invention is to provide means for stifieningthe walls of the base and cover by corrugating side walls thereof,

and if desired further stiffening the cover by forming corrugationstherein, such corrugations serving to support the side walls of the basefrom collapsing. L

A further object of this invention is to provide means for ventilatingthe interior of the box and thus maintaining the contents of the box inproper condition. f

These and other objects of the invention will appear from aconsideration of the following description and of the drawings Which'form part thereof, and in which a form of the invention, a

' broken away;

Fig. 2-is. aside elevation of the box shown in Fig. 1 also having partsthereof broken away; Figs. 3 and 4- are enlarged section-a1 views taken.along the lines 3-3 and 4-4 in Fig. 2'; and

part thereof being Fig; 1 is a plan view of a box embodying one walls 2ithereof.

Figs. 5 and 6 are viewssimilar to Figs. 1 and 2 of a box embodyinganother form of the invention.

While boxes of celluloid or similar material have been used for variouspurposes, they have been found objectionable due to the lack of rigidityin the side walls thereof, the tendency of the side walls of the basemember to collapse inwardly and, when the base and cover fit closely,the lack of ventilation and the consequent injury to perishable contentsof the'box.

.The base I 0 comprisesa bottom plate l5 having a continuous verticalflange I 6 at its periphery and a side wall member l'lwhich en- :elosesthe bottom-plate and is suitably secured to the flange l6. As shownparticularly in Figs. 5 3 and 4, the corrugations I 2 in the side wallmember do not contact with the,fiange I6 and the grooves formed therebydefine with the flange passages l8 through which air can enter .theinterior of the box at all times.

noted that the lower edge of the side wall member I 1 is above thebottom of the box so that the passages l8 are not closed when the box isresting upon a table or other planar support. Air passages l9 are alsoformedin the side wall15 vmember of the base below the lower edge of thecoverQ Air normally enters through the pas sages l Band escapes throughthe passages It,

as indicated by arrows on Figs. 2 and 4.

In the top of the cover H are formed corrugations 20 parallel to andspaced from the side The ribs 22 formed by the corrugations extenddownward and define with the side walls a peripheral recess whichreceives the upper edge of the base (see Fig. 2). The ribs 22 thus serveto hold the side walls of the base upright and oppose any tendency tocollapse at the upper edge. The corrugations 20 are joined to form acontinuous groove near the from that shown in Figs. 1 to- 4 inclusiveand de- 3E scribed above, in the ventilating feature and v the structureof the cover to carry out this fea- A box of this general type is shownin my 00- ture. The base 3! comprises a flanged bottom- H The boxembodying this invention and illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4 of the drawingscomprises a base H) and a cover H. In the side walls of the base and theside Walls of the cover are \provided vertical ,corrugations l2 solocated that when the box is closed the corrugations in the baseregister with the corrugations in the cover.

plate 32 and aside wall member 33 enclosing andsecured to the flange ofthe bottom plate 40 and having a plurality of vertical corrugations 3tthereim The side wall member is spaced at its lower edge from the bottom.of the box, and the corrugations provide passages through which airwill enter, as indicated by the arrow; 35 in 45 Fig. 6. This featurecorresponds to that shown base for the entry in Figs. 3 and 4 of thefirst embodiment.

The cover 36 comprises a top wall 31 and side wall member 38 havingcorrugations 39 which register-with the corrugations 34 of the side wallof the base. The corrugations 39 have extended surfaces inclined at theends to register with certain of the corrugations, as shown in Fig.

.5. When the box is closed the corrugations 39 form with the side wallsof the base pockets 40,

It will be 10 which are substantially divided into compartphere, asindicated by the arrows 42,

It will be noted that the air passages in this embodiment are concealedwhen the box is closed, and that the corrugations 39 facilitate theremoval of the cover, since the. lower edges thereof are spaced from theside walls of the base and can be easily engaged. In' the top wall 31are formed corrugations 43 which are similar to the corrugations 20 ofthe embodiment shown in Figs. 1 to 4, and perform the same operative anddecorative purposes,

While two embodiments of this invention have been disclosed herein, itwill be understood that other. embodiments thereof may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth inthefollowing claims.

I claim: 1. A box comprising a base and'a cover, both base and coverhaving side walls and the'slde walls of the 'cover enclosing the sidewalls of the base, both side walls having corrugations thereinwhichregister when the box is closed, and said base including a flangedbottom plate, to the flange of which the side walls of the base aresecured, the'corrugations in such side walls iorming withthe flangepassages through which air enters the interior of the box.

2. A box comprising a base and a cover, both base andcover having sidewalls and the side walls ofthe cover enclosing the side walls of thebase, both side walls having corrugations therein which register whenthebox' is closed, ahd said Topehht the bottom and air'passages through theinvention is not limited thereto and that" 1 pocket.

, s,11s,oss 1 base including a flanged bottom plate, to the flanges ofwhich the sidewalls of the base,are secured, the corrugations in suchside walls forming with the flange passages through which air enters theinterior of the box and supplementary air passages in the side .'wallsof the base adjacent the sidewalls of the cover.

8. A box comprising a base and a cover, saidbase including-"a flangedbottom plate and side walls, said side walls having corrugations thereinand being secured to the flange of the bottom .plate, said coverincluding side walls which enclose the side walls of the base and havecorrugations therein which register with corrugations in the side walls01' the base when the box is closed, each corrugation in the side wallof the cover registering with two corrugations in the side wall of thebase and being spaced from such side wall between said two corrugationsto form a pocket the side walls of the base into such pocket.

- 4. A box comprising a base and a cover, said base including a flangedbottom plate and side walls, said side walls having corrugations thereinand being secured to' the flange of the bottom plate, the-corrugationsforming with the fiange of' the bottom plate air passages to theinterior oif the base, said cover including side walls which enclose theside walls of the base andhave corrugations therein'which register with'corrugations in the side walls or the base when the box is closed, eachcorrugation in the side wall of the cover registering with'twocorrugations in the side wall of the base and being spaced from suchsidewall between said two corrugations to form a pocket open at; thebottom and ,air passages through the side, walls of the base into such

